Thread: Newly acquired kindle PW2 won't automatically reconnect to wifi
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Old 08-22-2016, 06:17 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by ould View Post
This seems to be the correct answer. It does in fact seem to reconnect as soon as it needs the network. I guess I just expected it to connect as soon as it woke up much like phones and tablets. Thanks!
Happy to help.

I particularly noticed this behavior myself, only because thirdparty hacks (like the SkipStone browser) do not trigger the reconnection.

But I guess overall it saves battery, which is always a good thing.
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